tête en l'air

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛ.t‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/

Noun

tête en l’air f (plural têtes en l’air)

  1. (informal) scatterbrain
    C’est une vraie tête en l’air. ― She is a true scatterbrain.

Adjective

tête en l’air (invariable)

  1. (informal) absent-minded, scatterbrained
    Synonym: distrait
    être tête en l’air ― to be absent-minded

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